Sessional pre-school in Grappenhall, Warrington
Grappenhall Pre-school
Grappenhall & Thelwall Community Centre, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, WARRINGTON, WA4 2SG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2021Reference 2643649Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grappenhall & Thelwall Community Centre, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, WARRINGTON, WA4 2SG · More nurseries in WA4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bellhouse Lane and Stoneleigh Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Morris Brook Park1 min walk
- Grappenhall Scout Campsite5 min walk
- Jubilee Park7 min walk
- Morris Brook Park playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Warrington there are about 2.3 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Grappenhall Pre-school is a sessional pre-school at Grappenhall & Thelwall Community Centre, Bell House Farm, Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, WARRINGTON, WA4 2SG, in Grappenhall, Warrington. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Grappenhall Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Bradshaw Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Thelwall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Thelwall Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.3 miles
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 miles
- The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Grappenhall Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grappenhall Pre-school Good at its inspection on 17 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grappenhall Pre-school take?
Grappenhall Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Grappenhall Pre-school?
You can call 07809 584752 and visit www.grappenhallpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2643649 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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